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February
12,
1976
no.
15*-*
vol.
46
Potsdam,N.Y.
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uwve&tn
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W£W
VORK
Barrington
Addresses
Student
Senate;
Personel
Cuts
To
Be
Released
Thursday
Opinion
Philophoto
Building
Code
Violations
Abound;
Few
Students
Realize
Tenant
Rights
by
Johii
Weber
Feature
Editor
It's
simply
luck
that
no
students
have
died
or
been
seri-
ously
hurt
in
Potsdam
fires.
Al-
though
each
of
the
fires
was
attributed
to
carelessness,
at
least
one
of
the
houses
was
in
direct
violation
of
Potsdam's
housing
code.
Twenty-seven
Pleasant
St.
which
I
was
living
in
at
the
time
of
the
fire,
had
students
living
in
the
base-
ment
without
proper
ventilation
or
number
of
exits.
Also,
the
cause
of
the
fire
(a
cracked
chimney
that
allowed
flaming
creosate
to
escape
into
the
attic)
could
have
been
avoided
had
the
landlord
taken
proper
care
of
the
house.
Building
code
violations,
even
when
they're
not
the
imm-
ediate
causes
of
fire,
very
often
complicate
the
situation
and
turn
a
routine
fire
into
a
calam-
ity.
True,
it
was
the
choice
of
the
students
living
in
the
base-
ment
at
Pleasant
St.
to
rent
it
or
not,
but
how
many
people
real-
ize
their
rights
as
tenants?
And
how
many
rented
apartments
and
houses
in
Potsdam
are
in
violation
of
the
building
codes?
Potsdam's
building
inspect-
or,
Bob
Fonda,
is
a
busy
man.
'
Besides
inspecting
houses,
he
works
with
the
planning
board
and
enforces
the
zoning
laws.
Fonda
used
to
randomly
inspect
rented
housing
but
now
time
usually
only
allows
him
to
in-
spect
those
houses
and
apart-
ments
complaints
have
been
lodged
against.
You
could
be
living
in
a
situation
where
there
are
serious
violations
and
not
know
it.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
most
common
building
codes
landlords
violate:
A)
Landlords
must
supply
hot
and
cold
running
water
all
the
time.
B)
Ceilings
must
be
at
least
seven
feet,
six
inches
in
all
liv-
able
rooms.
C)
There
should
be
at
least
50
square
feet
of
habitable
space
(bedrooms)
for
every
person.Ex-
ceptions
can
be
made
but
if
you
feel
that
your
place
is
severely
overcrowded
figure
out
how
(continued
on
page
18)
by
Todd
Sigler
Campus
President
Dr.
Thomas
M.
Barrington
spoke
be-
fore
this
Tuesday's
senate
ses-
sion.
The
emphasis
of
his
address
was
on
the
budget
cuts
here
at
-Potsdam
State.
When
asked
if
he
could
elab-
orate
to
the
senate
specificly
which
faculty
members
would
be
fired,
he
abstained
from
an-
swering.
The
.reason
he
gave
was
ethical,
saying
that
he
would
not
publish
the
names
until
he
was
certain
that
the
faculty
in
quest-
ion
had
been
properly
informed.
The
full
list
of
names
will
be
released
Thursday.
In
his
address
Dr.
Barrington
said
\Anyone*
who
believes
that
the
State
University
has
been
used
to
lavish
budgets
and
now
must
face
the
fiscal
reality
of
the
State's
financial
crisis,
do
not
realize
that
the
State
University
has
been
tightening
its
belt
for
years
since
1971.
Potsdam
has
lost
some
60
positions
and
if
the
present
budget
is
passed
we
will
have
Crane
Students
Protest
Carnegie
String
Quartet
Cutbacks
by
Will
Brady
A
band
of
about
twenty
students
from
Crane
converged
upon
Dr.
John
Marshall's
office
complaining
about
the
termina-
ting
of
the
Carnegie
String
Quar-
tet
as
a
result
of
budget
cuts.
\Crane\,
they
said,
\is
what
makes
this
college.\
One
girl
asked
why
more
cuts
couldn't
be
taken
from
other
areas
such
as
Liberal
Studies.
\Potsdam
isn't
known
for
its
history
specialists,
why
should
the
college
get
rid
of
the
specialists
we
are
known
for?\
Another
area
they
ques-
tioned
was
the
Physical
Educa-
tion
complex.
A
serious
looking
girl
sitting
near
Dr.
Marshall
said,
\
I
know
that
Maxcy
was
built
with
the
intent
of
having
Phys.
Ed.
and
Dance
majors
at
SUCP
but
we
still
don't
have
any.
What
about
trimming
the
Phys.
Ed.
budget?\
Yet
another
complaint
was
heard
about
the
\incredible
waste\
that
occurs
because
of
too
much
uncontrolled
electrici-
ty
use
and
overheated
buildings,
but
Dr.
Marshall
countered
this
particular
grievance
by
saying
that
this
was
just
not
true.
The
emotional
atmosphere
in
the
office
was
tense,
the
students
often
showing
evi-
dence
of
being
unaware
of
the
problems
of
the
other
schools
at
Potsdam.
The
complaints
regis-
tered
and
the
suggestions
listed
by
the
students
at
the
meeting
also
showed
Bttfe
concern
for
the
other
areas
on
campus,
although
they
too
suffer
from
serious
problems.
In
an
interview
with
Dr.
Richard
Hutcheson,
Dean
of
Li-
beral
studies,
said
that
the
facul-
ty-student
ratio
was
already
greater
than
20
to
1
in
the
school
\and
it
is
going
to
get
worse.\
Dean
Huteheson
said
that
in
the
Liberal
Studies
area
the
col-
lege
is
losing
2
or
3
people
from
the
Foreign
Language\
Classics
program;
they
have
effectively
lost
2
positions
from
Psychology
and
will
lose
one
person
each
from
Art
History,
English,
Phy-
sics
and
Geography.
The
cuts
will
\seriously
impare
the
qual-
ity
of
the
Liberal
Studies
pro-
gram\
he
said,
that
the
losses
would
be
\a
serious
blow
to
the
morale
of
the
people
in
Liberal
Studies.\
According
to
the
faculty
union
contract,
when
retrench-
ment
must
occur,
the
first
consi-
deration
is
given
to
people
with
seniority.
No
other
criteria
can
be
used
except
and
unless
a
particular
individual
can
be
(continued
on
page
18)
lost
126
positions.
These
contin-
ued
cuts
will
have
a
serious
effect
on
the
quality
of
your
education,\
he
continued.
According
to
Barrington,
the
126
figure
is
a
decieving
number
because
it
does
not
re-
flect
the
330
more
students
cur-
rently
attending
this
institution.
If
the
school
was
properly
bud-
geted
at
its
present
enrollment
it
would
have
11
more
faculty,
3
support
staff.
There
would
also
be
more
money
for
institutional
support
purposes,
such
as
buying
needed
supplies.
Barrington
said
it
was
a
shame
when
an
institution
of
higher
education
could
not
af-
ford
to
buy
supplies
needed
for
a
good
education
and
sited
the
present
shortages
in
the
Science
department
as
an
example.
As
a
result
of
money
short-
ages,
a
ceiling
has
been
clamped
on
all
departmental
spending.
A
lack
of
the
necessary
supplies
has
forced
the
cutback
of
many
laboratory
programs.
In
one
bio-
logy
course,
it
has
been
report-
ed,
labs
are
now
being
held
every
othei
week
The
Chemistry
department
is
suffering
from
a
lack
of
funds
to
repair
of
replace
damaged
equipment,
because
of
this,
the
undergraduate
research
program
has
been
impaired.
SUNY
Potsdam,
along
with
the
rest
of
the
State
Universities,
was
devastated
with
an
announ-
cement
of
more
reductions
in
their
operating
budget
by
Gov-
enor
Carey
three
weeks
ago.
on
the
Ne\Vs
Briefs
page2
Campus
News
page
4
Police
Blotter
pageS
Editorials
-page
6
Time
Capsule
..,,
page
16
Letters
pages6-8
Science
page
20
Children's
page
page
21
Sports'
23-24
Diversions
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February 12, 1976 no. 15*-* vol. 46 Potsdam,N.Y. swe uwve&tn 4 W£W VORK Barrington Addresses Student Senate; Personel Cuts To Be Released Thursday Opinion Philophoto Building Code Violations Abound; Few Students Realize Tenant Rights by Johii Weber Feature Editor It's simply luck that no students have died or been seri- ously hurt in Potsdam fires. Al- though each of the fires was attributed to carelessness, at least one of the houses was in direct violation of Potsdam's housing code. Twenty-seven Pleasant St. which I was living in at the time of the fire, had students living in the base- ment without proper ventilation or number of exits. Also, the cause of the fire (a cracked chimney that allowed flaming creosate to escape into the attic) could have been avoided had the landlord taken proper care of the house. Building code violations, even when they're not the imm- ediate causes of fire, very often complicate the situation and turn a routine fire into a calam- ity. True, it was the choice of the students living in the base- ment at Pleasant St. to rent it or not, but how many people real- ize their rights as tenants? And how many rented apartments and houses in Potsdam are in violation of the building codes? Potsdam's building inspect- or, Bob Fonda, is a busy man. ' Besides inspecting houses, he works with the planning board and enforces the zoning laws. Fonda used to randomly inspect rented housing but now time usually only allows him to in- spect those houses and apart- ments complaints have been lodged against. You could be living in a situation where there are serious violations and not know it. Here is a list of the most common building codes landlords violate: A) Landlords must supply hot and cold running water all the time. B) Ceilings must be at least seven feet, six inches in all liv- able rooms. C) There should be at least 50 square feet of habitable space (bedrooms) for every person.Ex- ceptions can be made but if you feel that your place is severely overcrowded figure out how (continued on page 18) by Todd Sigler Campus President Dr. Thomas M. Barrington spoke be- fore this Tuesday's senate ses- sion. The emphasis of his address was on the budget cuts here at -Potsdam State. When asked if he could elab- orate to the senate specificly which faculty members would be fired, he abstained from an- swering. The .reason he gave was ethical, saying that he would not publish the names until he was certain that the faculty in quest- ion had been properly informed. The full list of names will be released Thursday. In his address Dr. Barrington said \Anyone* who believes that the State University has been used to lavish budgets and now must face the fiscal reality of the State's financial crisis, do not realize that the State University has been tightening its belt for years since 1971. Potsdam has lost some 60 positions and if the present budget is passed we will have Crane Students Protest Carnegie String Quartet Cutbacks by Will Brady A band of about twenty students from Crane converged upon Dr. John Marshall's office complaining about the termina- ting of the Carnegie String Quar- tet as a result of budget cuts. \Crane\, they said, \is what makes this college.\ One girl asked why more cuts couldn't be taken from other areas such as Liberal Studies. \Potsdam isn't known for its history specialists, why should the college get rid of the specialists we are known for?\ Another area they ques- tioned was the Physical Educa- tion complex. A serious looking girl sitting near Dr. Marshall said, \ I know that Maxcy was built with the intent of having Phys. Ed. and Dance majors at SUCP but we still don't have any. What about trimming the Phys. Ed. budget?\ Yet another complaint was heard about the \incredible waste\ that occurs because of too much uncontrolled electrici- ty use and overheated buildings, but Dr. Marshall countered this particular grievance by saying that this was just not true. The emotional atmosphere in the office was tense, the students often showing evi- dence of being unaware of the problems of the other schools at Potsdam. The complaints regis- tered and the suggestions listed by the students at the meeting also showed Bttfe concern for the other areas on campus, although they too suffer from serious problems. In an interview with Dr. Richard Hutcheson, Dean of Li- beral studies, said that the facul- ty-student ratio was already greater than 20 to 1 in the school \and it is going to get worse.\ Dean Huteheson said that in the Liberal Studies area the col- lege is losing 2 or 3 people from the Foreign Language\ Classics program; they have effectively lost 2 positions from Psychology and will lose one person each from Art History, English, Phy- sics and Geography. The cuts will \seriously impare the qual- ity of the Liberal Studies pro- gram\ he said, that the losses would be \a serious blow to the morale of the people in Liberal Studies.\ According to the faculty union contract, when retrench- ment must occur, the first consi- deration is given to people with seniority. No other criteria can be used except and unless a particular individual can be (continued on page 18) lost 126 positions. These contin- ued cuts will have a serious effect on the quality of your education,\ he continued. According to Barrington, the 126 figure is a decieving number because it does not re- flect the 330 more students cur- rently attending this institution. If the school was properly bud- geted at its present enrollment it would have 11 more faculty, 3 support staff. There would also be more money for institutional support purposes, such as buying needed supplies. Barrington said it was a shame when an institution of higher education could not af- ford to buy supplies needed for a good education and sited the present shortages in the Science department as an example. As a result of money short- ages, a ceiling has been clamped on all departmental spending. A lack of the necessary supplies has forced the cutback of many laboratory programs. In one bio- logy course, it has been report- ed, labs are now being held every othei week The Chemistry department is suffering from a lack of funds to repair of replace damaged equipment, because of this, the undergraduate research program has been impaired. SUNY Potsdam, along with the rest of the State Universities, was devastated with an announ- cement of more reductions in their operating budget by Gov- enor Carey three weeks ago. on the Ne\Vs Briefs page2 Campus News page 4 Police Blotter pageS Editorials -page 6 Time Capsule ..,, page 16 Letters pages6-8 Science page 20 Children's page page 21 Sports' 23-24 Diversions >.... pull-out